Gua de Trabajo N3

Al final de esta gua vas a poder:

Aplicar la estrategia de lectura
ASOCIACIN DE IDEAS.
Identificar y reconocer el PASADO
SIMPLE.
Identificar e interpretar ideas y
trminos referidos en el texto a

A- ACTIVIDADES DE ASOCIACIN DE IDEAS.

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1) Lee el ttulo del texto. Con un compaero, piensa acerca del posible
contenido de lo que vas a leer.
2) Luego piensa sobre el concepto de Planning. Qu ideas, trminos
o conceptos asocias con esta palabra?

Planning

3) De a grupos de dos o tres alumnos, elabora una definicin del

concepto de Planning en no ms de dos o tres renglones.

4) Las palabras del recuadro estn asociadas con el tema del texto.
Conoces los equivalentes en espaol?
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Human resource manager

Compensation plans

Strategic plan
Personnel department

Hire people

Outsourcing company
Business needsSkills

A- Human resource manager:

B- Compensation plans:
C- Strategic plan:
D- Personnel department:
E- Hire people:
F- Outsourcing company:
G- Business needs:
H- Skills:

Developing and Implementing Strategic HRM Plans

The Value of Planning

In 2005, James stumbled into his position as the human resource manager. He had
been working for Techno, Inc. for three years, and when the company grew, James moved
from a management position into a human resource management position. Techno, Inc. is a
technology and software consulting company for the music industry.
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James didnt have a good handle on how to effectively run a human resources (HR)
department, so for much of the time he tried to figure it out as he went. When Techno
started seeing rapid growth, he hired thirty people within a one-month period to meet the
demand. Proud of his ability to accomplish his task of meeting the businesss current needs,
James was rather pleased with himself. James usually invested numerous hours mulling

over recruitment strategies, putting together excellent compensation plans, and then
eventually sifting through rsums as a small part of the hiring process. Now the
organization had the right number of people needed to carry out its projects.
Fast forward five months, however, and it turned out the rapid growth was only
temporary. James met with the executives of the business who told him the contracts they
had acquired were finished, and there wasnt enough new work coming in to make payroll
next month if they didnt let some people go. James felt frustrated because he had gone
through so much effort to hire people, and now they would be laid off. Never mind the
costs of hiring and training his department had taken on to make this happen. As James sat
with the executives to determine who should be laid off, he felt sad for the people who had
given up other jobs just five months before, only to be laid off.
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After the meeting, James reflected on this situation and then realized that if he had
spoken with the executives of the company sooner, they would have shared information on
the duration of the contracts, and he likely would have hired people differently, perhaps on
a contract basis rather than on a full-time basis. He also considered the fact that the
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organization could have hired an outsourcing company to recruit workers for him. As Jason
mulled this over, he realized that he needed a strategic plan to make sure his department
was meeting the needs of the organization. He vowed to work with the company executives
to find out more about the companys strategic plan and then develop a human resource
management (HRM) right time in the future.

Strategic Planning
In the past, human resource management (HRM) was called the personnel
department. In the past, the personnel department hired people and dealt with the hiring
paperwork and processes. It is believed the first human resource department was created in
1901 by the National Cash Register Company (NCR). The company faced a major strike
but eventually defeated the union after a lockout. After this difficult battle, the company
president decided to improve worker relations by organizing a personnel department to
handle grievances, discharges, safety concerns, and other employee issues. The department
also kept track of new legislation surrounding laws impacting the organization. Many other
companies were coming to the same realization that a department was necessary to create
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employee satisfaction, which resulted in more productivity.

In 1913, Henry Ford saw employee turnover at 380 percent and tried to ease the
turnover by increasing wages from $2.50 to $5.00, even though $2.50 was fair during this
time period. Of course, this approach didnt work for long, and these large companies

began to understand they had to do more than hire and fire if they were going to meet
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customer demand.
More recently, however, the personnel department has divided into human resource
management and human resource development, as these functions have evolved over the
century. HRM is not only crucial to an organizations success, but it should be part of the
overall companys strategic plan, because so many businesses today depend on people to

earn profits. Strategic planning plays an important role in how productive the organization
is.
Fragmento extrado de: Portolese Dias, Laura (2011). Beginning Management of Human
Resources. Seattle, Washington: Creative Commons.

B- ACTIVIDADES DE COMPRENSIN LECTORA

1) Lee el texto Strategic Planning e identifica en qu rengln se
encuentran las siguientes ideas.
Ideas

Rengln
N

A- En el pasado, el departamento de personal contrataba

gente y se encargaba de los trmites y procesos de
contratacin.
B- La empresa afront una gran huelga pero, finalmente,
derrot al sindicato despus de un cierre patronal.
C- Despus de esta difcil batalla, el presidente de la compaa
decidi mejorar las relaciones con los trabajadores.
D- Un departamento (de personal) era necesario para lograr la
satisfaccin de los empleados, que se tradujo en una mayor
productividad.
E- En 1913, Henry Ford vio que la rotacin de empleados
estaba al 380 por ciento y trat de reducirla incrementando
los salarios.

2) Lee el texto con atencin y determina si las siguientes ideas son

verdaderas (V) o falsas (F). Luego indica en qu rengln del texto se
encuentra cada una.
Ideas

V/F

Rengl
n N

A- James didn't have a good handle on how to effectively run a

human resources (HR) department.
B- As Jason mulled this over, he realized that he needed a special
project to make sure his department was meeting the needs of
the organization.
C- James stumbled into his position as the executive of the
company.
D- The National Cash Register Company created the first human
resource department in 1901.
E- A department was necessary to create employee satisfaction,
which resulted in less productivity.

C- ACTIVIDADES SOBRE EL USO DE LA LENGUA

1) Lee el fragmento del texto The Value of Planning que se presenta a

continuacin, identifica los verbos en negrita y responde las
siguientes preguntas.
In 2005, James stumbled into his position as the human resource manager. He had
been working for Techno, Inc. for three years, and when the company grew, James moved
from a management position into a human resource management position. Techno, Inc. is a
technology and software consulting company for the music industry.

James didnt have a good handle on how to effectively run a human resources (HR)
department, so for much of the time he tried to figure it out as he went. When Techno
started seeing rapid growth, he hired thirty people within a one-month period to meet the
demand. Proud of his ability to accomplish his task of meeting the businesss current needs,

James was rather pleased with himself. James usually spent numerous hours mulling over
recruitment strategies, putting together excellent compensation plans, and then eventually
sifting through rsums as a small part of the hiring process. Now the organization had the
right number of people needed to carry out its projects.
I.

Qu tienen en comn las palabras en negrita?

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II.

A qu tiempo verbal las vinculas? Presente? Pasado? Futuro?

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III.

Cmo te diste cuenta? Qu informacin del contexto te ayud?

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2) Ahora, observa los verbos subrayados y responde las siguientes
preguntas.

IV.

Tienen algo en comn? Notas alguna diferencia con los verbos en

negrita?
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Los verbos en negrita (regulares) y subrayados (irregulares)

anteriormente en el texto se encuentran en simple past, y se
diferencian por lo siguiente:
A los verbos regulares se les agrega ed al final del verbo en
infinitivo y d cuando ste termina en e.
In 2005, James stumbled into his position as the human resource manager
(rengln 1).

Los verbos irregulares no siguen una regla. Algunos toman la

misma forma que el verbo en infinitivo, otros son similares a
ste, y otros completamente distintos.
Now the organization had the right number of people needed... (rengln 12).
Nota: en espaol, el simple past tense puede ser traducido como pretrito imperfecto o
como pretrito perfecto simple.

*Encuentra ms informacin sobre el pasado simple en el apndice

gramatical al final de esta gua.
1) Observa las ideas de la columna A y el texto de la columna B y
responde las siguientes preguntas.
A
A- James is a human
resource manager.

B
James is a human resource
manager, he works for Techno Inc.

B- James works for Techno Human Resource management is a

Inc.
strategic process; it has to do with the
staffing,
compensation,
retention,
C- Human
Resource
Management
is
a training, and employment law and
strategic process.
policies side of the business. This
D- The

strategic

process

includes

writing

policies

and
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has to do with the staffing, procedures, hiring people and using

compensation, retention, plans to ensure the right employees are
training, and employment
hired.
law and policies side of
the business.
E- The strategic process
includes writing policies
and procedures, hiring
people and using plans to
ensure
the
right
employees are hired.

I- Hay alguna diferencia entre las palabras en negrita de la columna A

con el texto de la columna B?

II- Como lector, qu columna te parece ms lgica y coherente?

III. Observa las relaciones entre palabras indicadas por medio de flechas.

James is a human resource manager; he works for Techno Inc. Human Resource

Management is a strategic process; it has to do with the staffing, compensation,

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retention, training, and employment law and policies side of the business. This
includes writing policies and procedures, hiring people and using plans to ensure
the right employees are hired.

Reference - Referencia textual

La referencia es un recurso que utiliza palabras o frases sustitutas que
hacen alusin a distintas partes del texto (referente). Dicho referente no
reemplaza siempre a una sola palabra, sino tambin a un grupo de ellas o a
veces, a toda una oracin o prrafo, evitando as la repeticin y permitiendo
una lectura fluida.

2) Relee el texto The value of planning e indica, en espaol, a qu

parte del texto hacen referencia las palabras subrayadas e indica en
qu rengln se encuentran.

Fragmento
In 2005, James stumbled into his position as the human
resource manager. He had been working for Techno, Inc. for

Rengln
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Referente
James

three years
James didnt have a good handle on how to effectively run
a human resources (HR) department, so for much of the
time he tried to figure it out as he went...
When Techno started seeing rapid growth, he hired thirty
people within a one-month period to meet the demand
James met with the executives of the business who told
him the contracts they had acquired were finished
James felt frustrated because he had gone through so much
effort
. James felt frustrated because he had gone through so
much effort to hire people, and now they would be laid
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off
After the meeting, James reflected on this situation and
then realized that if he had spoken with the executives of the
company sooner, they would have shared information on the
duration of the contracts

Actividad de cierre.
Luego de haber ledo el texto The Value of Planning, piensa acerca del
problema que tuvo James al contratar 30 personas para trabajar en la
empresa. Luego, con la ayuda de uno o dos compaeros responde lo
siguiente:
A- Cul fue su error?

B- Qu hubieses hecho t en su lugar?

C- Qu importancia tiene el planeamiento en el rea de Recursos

Humanos?

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Apndice Gramatical

El pasado simple se usa para:

Expresar acciones que ocurrieron en un momento en particular, es decir,
que sabemos exactamente cundo ocurri ese hecho.
In 2005, James stumbled into his position as the human resource manager (rengln 1).

Expresar acciones que ocurrieron con cierta frecuencia pero que ya no

ocurren.
James usually invested numerous hours mulling over recruitment strategies (rengln 9).

A continuacin presentamos una lista de verbos

irregulares ms comunes:
Infinitivo

Verbos irregulares

be

was/were

buy

bought

can

could

do

did

come

came

get

got

go

went

have

had

leave

left

sell

sold

win

won

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